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Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Mehl
FreesiaAm for Frei Territory.
E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Wednesday, Jane 20,1849.
Ai/uertiscinents. lee.. intended fir proWication in
the Repartee, ~/toultl Le krended MoHtlay
to. en MT' (kir insertion.
- We are requested to state that our business
men, ger.erally, have resolved to dose their re
spective places of business, on the coming Fourth
of. July.
Stale ntlrelllie Policy.
The following article from the Ifarri. , :berg Key
stem, we recommend to the attention of our real
ers. It eontain.4 the true Democratic State polo':
/11 re•mrd to the North Branch: :The editor says :
"In order Mat our views may not be misunder
stood, or misrepresented. in regard to the financial
policy which, we think ought to be pursued by this
commonwealth, we state, distinctly, that we are
first, in favor of a thorough , evision of the revenue
laws, so as to secnre more/equality in taxation.—
That we are embrace in 'them, all just objects of
taxation, not now included, an 1 in favor of a bet.
ter classification of the retailers of merchandize by
which, we believe the revenues can be greatly
augmented.
After the payment of the ordinary expenses of
the government, and the interest of the public
debt, we think that the surplus revenue, instead of
being set apart for a sinking fund, at this time,
ought to be applied to the completion of the North
Branch canal.
We are in favor of pleding., by a constitutional
provision, all the revenues, after the payment of
the ordinary expenses ci: . government, and the com
-pletion of the canal, to the payment of the inter
est on the public debt, and the redemption of th 6
primipal, in the order in which it has become due,
or may hereafter becomosdue, until it is reduced to
an amount, the interest upon x‘hich can be paid by
the net revenue derived from the public works;
and any such provision
.ought to contain a clause,
providing., that alter the reduction of ,the debt is
commenced,.it shall not again be increased by
new loans, except in time of War, or domestic
insurrection. Any pledge, short of a constitutional
one ; will prove inefficient, and afford but little we
entity, either to the public creditors or to the pee
. pie themselves, against legislative abuie and error.
We are in favor of the completion of the canal,
because there has already been about :F2 ; 500,000
expended on it, which is entirely unproductive:
aiti....? .. ecausewenklieve, from a careful examina
tion of the subject, that by the expenditure of
about 6.1,2.00,000 morn the whole can be made
productive ; and the country through which it pass.
es, be greatly beneffited. We think it would, not
only be uoje-1 to the people of the seetion of .he
country throtc4h which the canal passes, who con
tribute their share of taxes, in common with those
of other'sections, for the state to refuse to cornplete
the canal when she has the means to do it, but
that it would.be very bad economy.
Otto of two filings, roast be done; either the
state must enmplem the work herself, or give to a
company, and lose-all she has expern'ed, as has
been the case with the KriMcanal. In this alter.
native, wello not believe there is an intelligent
man in the state, who will examine the question
carefully and impartially, who will riot decide in
• favor of the completion of the work by the state,
and against throwing a source of revenue ; which
nl opened, would largely contribute to dumnish the
existing burthen of taxation."
Our Cemetery.
Will you permit a line.or two fur me upon a sub
ject of interest in all, and which seems tri call f.r
the especial attention of a few of our townsmen !
I can never visit, i•r pass by our Burying ground,
without the wish, that a sufficient outlay of means
were bisstowed upon it, to render it in all respects as
beautiful, as it is "beautiful for situation." Why
this is not done I know not, and can only tic.
count for it, upon the supposition, that they in whose
hands the matter rests, are absorbed in business of
a more personal nature to themselves. A n-ant of
funds wtth which to improve it, is not the' reason,
I am toll, why our cemetery is allowed to remain
in its present condition. To the
_want of.some
proper person or persons to take an active interest
in the subject, we must then attribute the neglect of
our "place of the dead. Will not the board of
managers, or some member thereof, be induced to
engage irPthe work of laying out this ground, with
regular diversified walk., and line:of trees! Who.
ever will do this, will make the community his
dtltor to the amount of many thanks. „With the
most ancient nations, existed the custom of burying
the dead in public places. Lots were bought, and
, ct aside fur this pupOse. The Romans fur a time,
though not4n their earlier history, burnt their dead.
burying only the ashes, collected in urns. They
were accustomed to provide their sepulchres at
least with a shroud, npon which was inscribed the
tame of the dcceksed, and the wish,• May he rest
in prace, sit 1111 terra icuir, - that is, may thl`e earth
res tigl.tly upon him.
With Christianity . , was introduced consecrated
r laces for the purpose of burial. And among all
ehmstian nations, respect for the dead is shown.
chiefly in art ntions to the places where the dead
are deposited. With some, (the communities of
Moravian Brothers,) burial places arc formed into
gardens. In a Cemetery at Munich, every grave
ti covered with a bed of flowers. These are wa
tered by the friends of the deceased, from a foun
tain at hand for the purpose. The celebrated Cem
etery near Paris, Peet la chaise, covered with col-
emus, obeliaks, 'pyramids, funeral easel, monu
ments of all kinds, and flowers, is said to be one of
the most beautiful and 'interesting places in the
world
But I commenced writing to call attention to the
wants of "our country," will you say. a word on
the subject, Mr. Editor iu the proper direction to ex
cite interest ant) action 1 Respectfully, J.
FA VETTE COVNTY.—The delegates to the Pitts.
b.oglt State Convention are: Dr. Smith Fuller and
i'ot. C, B. Snyder, instructed to support John A.
Udll,le for Canal Conant toner.
EuiWM of Ihe
In the lait number of the "Bradford ittgns7 an
iftticle made its 4ippearance ender the head of
Bitimassms Buissniussaa ; which ankle avast
certainly indica4idtat a great enitentelm Preirldis
in the vicinity of that easily inflamed sheet. fTbe
leiter which the Angus refers to, was written in
baste, and I accidentally omitted subscribing my
name to-n; but nasalise!' as I franked it there was
no need of doubting for a moment who wrote it.
if the brief epistle above alluded to, has injured
the tender feelings of any person I am sorry for it, l
and can only blame myself for not.beeding &lesson
once taught me. When , a very sinall buy I found
a shoft shelled egg, and thought it a very fine play
thing.
I commenced tossing it about, and when I'
-least suspected it, the egg bursted and besmeared
me completely. I started Lir thebduse crying as I
went, but meeting my Father I told him all about
the accident. After I had finished, said he, be care
ful how you handle soft shell'd eggs hereafter.
The editors say that no complaint has been made
about the Arguies, until I made it. I could satisfy
the senior Editor of the falsity of this statement, if
I thought there was a call for it ; but that being on
ly a minor pOint in the article, I shall pass it with
uut further notice. The reason of the late Col.
Kingsbery being turned cut of the office, was with
us no political scheme; but was on occount of his
extreme age, and disadvantageous location ; his
office being one mile or more from tne centre of
bu,iness. As for my not ming an obliging officer,
is something that ought by no means to disturb the
peace of persons living ten miles from the office.—
I shall endeavor to accommodate those persons, who
receive their mail. matter through this office, ••• re
gardless of the opinions of others."
Now Messrs. Editors of the Bradford Argus, if
you think of making a " lick spittle" of ate, caus
ing me to lend a hand, to promote the circulation of
whig newspapers—to leave the field of labor to wait
upon the subscribers of such papers, withoilt being
remunerated fur it—to be nosed about by a few pol
iticians thiough fear of being turned out of an office,
which is not worth as much in a whole year as
would jingle upon a tomb stone; you are mistaken,
and are barking up a tree that don't bear whigisin.
As fur the " choice fling" I thank it is not in the
least aside from the path of decency and decorum.
All I said about the matter was, that I should have
nothing to du with the Arguses after the first of Ju
ly next, unless they were brought in the mail pouch
es like a respectable paper. You will doubtless
admit, that many respectable papers are carried in
that way. Now sir, if your papers come to this'
office, like those respectable papers, I will take
charge of them, and see that every subscriberis
furansted with his paper when he calls for it. If
the Editors, of the Argus are dissatisfied with this
brief communication, they will please report to the
P. Department, and oblige. Soseas Kisser.
ITher.hequin,June 12, '49.
Fourth of Jody.
We are regnosted to state that the' coning anni
veisary of our National Independence will be cel
ebrated at French's Mills, Bradford County,• upon
w'iich occasion an Oration will be duhveied by
Hon. DAVID WILMOT.
DELEGATES TO THE PITTSBURGH CONVENTION -.
The Democrats'of Montgomery county have ap
pointed ()Nen Jones Senatorial Delegate, and
Moore Stevens, John S. Weiler and S. N. 'Rich,
Representative Delegates to the 4th of July State
Convention.
Cheater county has chosen, to represent her in
the same body, John D. Eva ts , George W Pearce
and Eber W. Sharpe—all good men and true.
Cholera les New 'Cork.
The number of eases reported' to the Board o
Health on Saturday last, was 27; with 15 deaths
On Sunday 26 cases, and 18 deaths.
The reported death of CM. 11. L KINNEY
in an encounter with the Indians in Western Texas,
is said to be a mistake of the Telegraph operators.
The Steam Boat.
The Steamer WYOMING, arrived at this port on
Monday evening Juue 4th, making her downward
top Iroin.the city 01 Towanda in about five hours.
Although there was considerable difficulty and de
lay in getting the Root up idle river, as tar as To.
wanda, yet there is no doubt but that she mill run,
and woik well : and that the el the Sus.
quehafina by steam is practicable. The principal,
and in fact we might say the only difficulty expe
rienced in the trial trip op the river, resulted firm
some slight defects in the machinery which can be
very easily remedied. The machinery once per
fected. and the boat put in good running trim, will
ascend the river at the rate of ten miles an hour in
cluding stoppages.
The stock-holders may rest assured that the ma
chinery will be completed according to contract,
and will be fairly tested before it is reoefved. We
think there is no doubt that it will wore upto or be
yond our anticipations, and that in the erairse of a
week or ten days at faitherest we shall hate the
pleasure ol seeing our protege dash
"Through the sparkling Giam,
Like an ()CCM' innl net free.'
Our friends who went up on the boat were hand
somely received at Towanda, c a rd treated in a very
hospitable manner by the noble and generous heart
ed cinzeak of that place, during their stay. The
people of Towanda are celebrated Mr their unaffec
ted generosity and kindnem, and we are assured that
nn thiti occasion it WIL4 displayed toils fullest extent.
The conduct ol the ladies is highly spoken 01, fur
their undivided attention to and kind treatment ol
all an board the boat. FrOm what we know ol
them, we are atmerlatstly satisfied of the troth of all
that is said iu their favor. They am not excelled
by any of their race, in beauty, grace and manners.
IVe•regret the necessity that prevented our being
present on the occasion. We understand that a
meeting, was held on the boat on her downward
trip, at xhieli complimentary resolutions were pas
ed,. to the citizens of *Towanda, but not baying re
ceived a copy of them we are _unable Ito lay the
proceedings before our readers.—H yonlag Coun
ty Dcmoicrat.
Grano Kswa—Tut. Etas BANK.—We learn effi
cially that the Bank of Erie is about to open au
agency in Philadelphia for the redemption of notes
at par. The flank will'
also recommence operations
shortly—having by the above highly honorable
movement redeemed all the promises Made by
Mr. Reed the President, at the time of the Bank
siuipens;on. Last week its notes sold at a dismunt
of only 10per cent.? and this announcement will
naturally reiluce.the discount still more until the
miemption is once commenced, when they will
no doubt be as good as the generality of the north
western notes of this State.—Lancaslcr Unim.
A Revel:nap Scaxs.—Sarah Thomas was exe
cuted at Bristol, Canada, on the Ist iust., for the
murder of her mir-trtwr, Miss Jeffries. The final
scene was of a most revolting character. The pri
mmer, instead of being resigned to her fate, contes
ted it with the officers. and literally had to be car
ried to the gallows and executed atuid screams for
life, which'did not cease until the fatal bolt was
d *lr.
ifffs'TaliVE ummi
I=
Desalt. it S. Clay,
1.01,111r1.1X:. Sunday, June, tif. M.
. At a mg& meeting in blaiiisoW , Cousg wi r da.y
*Awn* reeontriviook place bet Ween Ciasi® K.
Clay and JOsefilt -Tunter. Both parties- snapped
pUtokthetrattacked each other with bowie knives.
Clay Was Webbed through the helm, and Tamer
severely woondekin the abdomen and groin and is
since dead.
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Great Wet with Laos of Lffk. -
PIIILADELPHIA, ADO 17-10 P. M.
During the whole of Saturday night and Sunday
morning kloyanieusthg was an intense menu of
rowdyism. Between 6 and 10 this evening a fight
came off between two rivalgangs, which resulted
in several being more or less injured.
At 3 o'clock this morning Franklin Hose, return
ing from alarm of lire, drawn be seven members,
they were assailed at Twelfth and South sts. by at
least 50 ruffians who beat the members in a most
brutal manner. The carriage was taken by the
mob and run down to the Washington Railroad
Wharf, Southwatk, and thrown into-the dock. It
was subsequently taken out.
At 1210 day, during; an alarm of fire; the Franklin
and Moyamensing Heise Companies came in col
beion, when the fight was renewed. The parties
separating, it again cinumenced at Tenth and -Fitz
water sta. with more deadly violence. Here fire
arms of every character, including rifles, long , runs
and pistols were brought into requisition, and'hor
rible to relate, one young man, a member of
Franklin Hors Company, named Alexander Gillies
was almost instantly killed by a ball in the heart.
Water-Ft. or at least the lower sidewalk. is strew
ed with blood, and the street itself is lined with
br.ckbats and other missiles. It is impossible to
ascertain the number of persons injured, but it
must be great. It to surprising that none of the
occupants of the houses in the neighborhood were
killed, from the fact that trails are to be seen plain
ly indented in shutters, and bricks lying upon sups.
It is supposed 15 or 20 hare been wounded, some
severely.
The Moyamensing authorities, rifler the above
scenes had transpired. called upon the Sheriff for
aid, and we are glad to know it is extended.
The Coroner held an inquest on the body of
young Gillies. The Jury rendered the following
verdict :—" That Alexander Gillie* came to his
death by leading on a mob in a riot between Frank
lin and Moyamensing Hose Companies by fire
arms, and, according to the evidence, was fired on
by a man named Black and a drayman whose
name is unknown." Warrants were immediately
issued for the arrest of the accused.
During the whole of the above disgraceful glair
only two wrests were made—one by Alderman
McClain and the other by Capt Goff.
The above account is made up with great can-
lion, and is derived - from officers as well as citi
zens who were disinterested parties and friends of
aw and order
Pittsburg Emigrants Arrested tor Murder
...lag Indians—Freshet, /se.
Late advices from Fort Kearney fully confirm
the iiews of the arrest of several men belonging to
a company of California emigrants, upon the charge
of wantonly. (without any provocation.) murder
ing live Kansas Indians, and wounding many others.
They were arrested by a company of U. S. Dra
goons, and taken to Court fqr trial. The party of
emigrants who committed this outrage have been
entirely disbanded.
The river is rising rapidly, and is now nearly as
high as it was at the last great freshet.
On Saturday 26 deaths by cholera was reported;
Sunday 37, and on Monday 40. It appears from
this that the cholera-is on the increase. I' re total
number of deaths for the three days was 129—0 f
which number 103 were by choleta.
The Board of Health . now obtain their reports
from Cemeteries. Yesterday (Wednesday) there
were 35 cholera interments; on Tuesday there
were 47 interments-35 of which were deaths from
cholera, 13 from other diseases.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM ST. DoMINGO—CIFII.
WAh.—By the brig Phaviix, Capt. COOK, which has
arrived at this port in twelve days from St. Domin
go City, Hayti, we have late and interesting advi
ces from the Spanish part of the Wand. For the
past Iwo months the city was in a state of great ex
citement on account of the cowardly comlnct of the
President ; whir was on the point of eacr;licing, his
country to the Ilaytiens. Ile and his generals had
deserte I his army-, and abandoned several strong
posts, and the enemy were making direct for the
city, when the former President (Santa Aims) ar
rested their progress with a few hundred men and
drove them back to their own territory. Santa
Anna, after the fight, desired to return home, but
was refused admission into the city, when the whole
country arose in his behalf, and laid siege to the
city. On the 19th of May the President within
commenced arresting men and women, and threat
ened the lives of all who were Opposed initial. .
great number took refuge in the seventl Consular
houses. lie had made an attemptt o arrest Mr. El
hot, the American Consul, in which he would have
succeeded, together with the 80 persons who had
taken refuge under his flag, had not the British
Consul and the Captain plan English man of war
interfered.
On the 22l at 4 P. M. they commenced firing
from all the forts on the troops of Santa Anna, con
tinuing until 2 P. M. on the 23d, when a white flag
came from Santa Anna, with a demand that they
should surrender, as he had 8,000 men and 20 pieces
of cannon—staling that if they refused' he would
take the city. Provisions were Frame in the city,
and it was blockaded by sea and land —Santa An
na has proved that Jimmes intended to put the is
land into the possession of the Ilaytiens It is be
lieved that Jimines will stand the siege Santa
Anna having relived . all mediation, the Consuls
will embark on board the men-of wat in the harbor.
1 All the women and children together with the Con
,,lress, are to go outside. Santa Anna has 8,000
men, soul .141:Mem 4000 and the fortification%
Ozon r..—The Alrxrindrin Gizette acknowled..es
its obligations to Caleb S. Hallowell of that place kir
the hollowing remarks on Ozone:
" Ozone, to which I7r. Bird accredits the Chole
ra, was discovered by Professor Schonbein, the in
ventor of gun cotton. It is gen cra eil by the pas;
sage of electricity through air. and is the cause of
the peculiar odor perceived during the working of
an electric machine, or alter a stroke of lightning.
It bleaches powerfully, and is in many respects an
alagous to chlorine.
" Ozone it is raid, may readily'be generated by
exposing, common phosphorus to moist ai and it is
probable the peculiar smell of phosphorus arise par
tially or wholly from the presence of tbissubstance.
"The question has been asked, what is ozone?
In answer we give the words of Berzelin_? : " We
have thus arrived at the highly important result that
ozone is no peculiar element, nor any combination
of known elements, but is oxygen gas peculiarly
modified."
" Leach has assettedlhat gaicanizrelair, owing
to the ozone it contains, can be used to advantage
for bleaching, and is, in fact, one of the mist ef
fective bleaching agents known."
SLAVEFICILDER ARRESTED IN CANADA FOR WAII:F.S
BY MR SLAVE.--ThO TOTODIO E.TalltintT notices a
case tried at the present Assizes there in which
Dr. Stone a southern slaveholder, had been arres
ted kept a few hours in jail, and he Id to bail, while
on a visit to that city, at the snit of Brown his for
mer slave who had escaped from bondage on a
claim oq the part of said Brown of compensation
for servß4l rendered Dr. Stone while in slavery.—
The Court decided, and very correctly,.that Brown
could not recover on a claim in Canada, any
compensation as would not have teen recognized
as duo to him in the Courts of the State where the
parties had resided while Brown was Stone's slave.
Howas o accordingly subjected to the full costs of
t he snit vrhich the Examiner thinks he deserved
t ribe, and that the claim was a vile conspiracy to
t q eztortknoney from a stranger.
ST. Loan., June 11
SECOND DESPATCII
3D
The Cambria with dates from Paris to the evert-
jog of the 3101 alt., "and London` ptd Liverpool pa-,
pets of the tif blab, anivedju HIM: at,4llitle . •
re mioo, oetThoraday. ''' i •
There has been no further debate in :Piiiiament
as Canadian' affairs, and the business transacted.;
since the Whitstm reams, *devoid of gener a l Ws,
West. .
Lord Clarendon had returned to Dublin.
Up to the departure of the *earner, the . govern
ment has given no iroiniatin of its intention of the
final disposal of the State pneouers under sentence
of death for lAA lonian.
As an evidence of the extreme destitution and
misery which existed in Ireland, it is stated that a
shipwrecked beano body h• ittg been slot ashore,
the corpse was actually' med by the starvinst
inhabitants of the vicinit y statement to this el
feet has been male in Pad' ent, though contra
dicted in part by the Govern ant, the fact is be
-1
yond dispute, that at no previous time has sickness ,
intense misery and starvation been more general
than it is now. The Cholera has broken out in
Dublin, and still continues its • ravages in many
parts of the canary:
The dissolution of the French National Assembly
took place on the 26th, and passed over without
tumult. The new Legislative Assembly met for
the transaction of business on the 28th, and on the
30th was the scene of one of the most violent de
bates that ever occurred in any deliberative body.
The French expeditionary forces are still en
camped outside of Rome ' • M. Lesseps, the envoy,
having totally failed thus tar to persuade the Ro
mans to admit the French either as friends or ene
mies.
The utmost dissatisfaction is said to prevail among
the troops, who openly avow their sympathy for
the Roman Republic. Whilst nociatioris are go
ing forward at Rome, Gen. Outlinott's position, with
malaria threatening his army, is far from;pleasani
Every day furnishes him withlreAth proofs of the
precarious nature of his command, if not of the mor
al.ceitainty that the troops will refuse, if called upon,
to enter the city by storm. The Neapolitans, hay.
inr been beaten, have withdrawn within their own
territories, and, with Austria, seem inclined to let
the French have the quarrel all to themselves.
The war between the Danes and the Prussians
ecnitinues, without, from present appearances, the
remotest prospect of a satisfactory adjustment of the
paltry matter in dispute. The town of Frederic has
been reduced' by bombardment, and the Pnissian
troops are advancing to Arbause. The Danish
cruisers are strictly enforcing the Blockade of the
German ports.
A division of the Russian fleet bad appeared in
the Danish waters, which is considered significant
of the intention of the Czar.
There is very little authentic intelligence from
Germany.
From Austria and Hungary little is positively
known, beyond the fact that vast armies from Rus
sia, in concert with Austria, are now bearing down
upon the Hungarians, who seem to be making a
rrogressive movement, large bodies of troops hav
ing retired into the fastnesses of the country, where
they wilt be able to fall upon the enemy with al
most certainty of success.
By the latest news, positive. information has been
received that me city of Buda has fallen into the
hands of the . Hungarians, who are said to have
gained possession of the place by treachery, and
put the garrison of five or six hundred men to the
s word .
lo the South, the Magyars are said to be in pos
session of Fiume, the only seaport of Hungary•,
which, if tnie, will give vast impulse to the cause.
The meeting of tho Emperors of Austria and Rus
sia, at Warsaw, lasted bot one day. Nothing has
transpired as to the object of the interview.
American securities confine., in good demand.
both in Loudon and ou the Continent. Culled
Slates stocks command higher rates, and some sales
were made on Friday at Itoi, and not much offer
ing. Prices for the stock of paying States were
stiti.
Coin of the Democracy of Veraont—•A
Platform.
The Democracy of Vermont of both sections,
met in separate convention at Montpelier, on the
3lsl May. The question of the fusion of the two
had been contemplated and wasalesired, if practica
ble by their constituencies. Committees of confer
ence were appointed and unanimously resolved on
a set of resolutions, which were then unanimously
adopted "by each convention whereupon, the con
vention of the Cass section adjourned, closed its
doors forever, and came into the Hall of the Free
Democracy.
A new organization of the Convention followed
in which - the Vice Presidents, Secretaries and
Committees were brought alike from each of the
two partiei, that were once two but which were
now but one. A State ticket was then nominated,
which is likely to command a majority of the votes
of the State.
The resolutions thus enthusiastically adopted are
as Inflows :
Resolved, That liberty is a right inherent and in
lienable in man and that herein all men are egnal.
Resolved, That to secure the blessings of liberty
was one great object for which the constitution of
the Voided States was ordained.
Resolved, That as liberty is the clearest right and
dearest interest of the individual and - its security
the highest dutykofilte body politic, we declare, as
the first point and article in this organization, that
American slavery is a great evil and wrong, which
ought to be repented of and abandoned.
Resolved, That we claim no authority in the fed
eral government to abolish slavery in the several
states, but we do claim for it constitutional- power
verpetwilly to prohibit the introduction of slavery
into territort- now free and abolish it wherever,
under the jurisdiction of Congress, it exists.
Resolved, That this power ought immediately to
be exercised in prohibiting the introduction and ex
istence of slavery and the slave trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia, on the high seas, and wherever
else in the constitution. it can 'reached.
ItesAveil, That no n'iore slave states should be
aLlmit►e,l into the federal Union.
Resolved, That the government ought to return
to ancient policy not to extend, nationalize or en
courage but to limit, localize, and discourage slav
ery.
'Resolved, That we demand for the people a
cheaper it) 510111 01 portages, a retrenchment of the
expenses andspatomage of the cedend govenimete,
the abolition of all unnecessary offices and salaries,
and the election of postmasters and other civil Offi
cers in the service of the government so far as'lhat
may be pratieable, by the people_
Resolved, That we are opposed to land monopl'
and believe that the public lands should be gran
ted to actual settlers, in lirnited,quantities at thc•cost
of survey and transfer.
Resolved, That we consider that the issues which
formerly divided the democratic and whit; 'parties'
in relation to an United States bank, sub•treasury,
and distribution of the proceeds of .he pnblic lands,
have been settled, and that we are not disposed, in
the present position of the political affairs of the
nation, to countenance their revival, whatever may
have been our individual opinions heretofore on
those subjects.
Resolve.l, That we can support no man as a can
didate for state or natiouali officers, who does net
sanction the principles embodied in the foregoing
resolutions.
Resolved, That we discover in the acts of the
present administration no indications of friendship
to the cause di freedom.
Resolved, That we will adhere firmly to the
principles here proclaimed, regardless of the " in
dignant frowns" of a slaveholding execntive.and
unawed by the fear of being-disturbed in the de
lence of the fundamental doctrines of republican
freedom.
ANNTIINIt MINIMAL ELIMTION IN CDNATIA....—The
Montreal Gazette and Transcript of June 51h, give
a report that a General election is about to take
place in Canada. The Gazette deprecates such an
event as hasanlons in the extreme in the present
t.itc of public feeling.
--
As any thing relating to theArestreent.of alder*
• 'inteiestint atthe preseutimoineitt, wefopt,ftom .
the Clireed .fotirsial the subjoinestletterewrittee by
,a phjiiiciatiof high standing, it Cbicage_srflo ittlitars
to believe that iiipeeific for the cholersc)iailieen
'diectereredin theme of sulphur.. A.correspondent
of filed/bail Atlas, in referring td the teller cifjor.
Herrick obeet., that "Selpher, it is said ' bas long
been e mployed in cholera.bY'practitionens of the
homoeopathic school in accordance with directiciee
to that effect in their book," but he justly adds, that
this ought not to prejudice the public against itsuse.
Dr. Blaney, mentioned in the letter, is a man of
science and research:
Dear sir :—lii compliance with the request of my
friend, Pr. 3. A. Bird„ I. have -made the following
brief iteihelis of a letter from him, sent to me for
publication in the North if Medical and.
Surgical Journal, which, together with a few addi
tional remarks which I have made you will please
publish, in order that the members of the medical
profession nod our citizens generally may have the.
means of what is supposed to be a new discovered
remedy for the cholera.
The facts stated in the letter referred to above
at briefly as folli*s:—
About six months since, Dr. Bird and myself
were lead into conversation upon the effects of at
mospheric infleVides, in producing epidemics,
from reading an article from a German che
mist, in onr periodleals. in whiCh it was contended
that influenza depended upon She presence of ozone
and that the severity and number of attacks as
shown by chemical analysis, was always in proper
lion to the amount of this substance in the atmos
phere. Taking this statement in connection, with
the tact that cholera is generally preceded by, in
fluenzas as shown by-its history, we were led to the
conclusion,that both diseases might be dependant
upon the same intluerie modified in degree accor
ding to the greater or - less quantity of this deleter
ious agent present in the atmosphere at the time.
The next step of investigatipn waste determine
what agent would counteract the influence land des
troy the deleferiou4 properties of ozone. The accu
rate chemical knowledge of Dr. Bird enabled bim
to suggest at once the well known substance, sal
rhos, as possessing the properties of acting upon it
in such a manner as to neutralize its influence. In
searching for facts to support this conclusion, it was
found that the cholera never had prevailed in the vi
inity of sulphur springs, or in situations where this
substance abounds ; hence the conclusion that -sul
phur might be, and probably was the antidote for
cholera:
In one of onr Medical JOurnals, an article ap
peared describing the method of detecting means
of determining whether or not it was present at the
very time when cholera was beginning to make its
appearance amongst us. Dr. Bird's experiments, as
well as those made subsequently by himself and by
Drs.Bird. Blaney and myself from day to day,- since
the time shows that ozone is present in our atmos
phere and that the amount is in proportion to the
severity of the diseases from time to time.
About a week since Dr. BUrl determined to try
the effects of sulphur upon himself and others trou
bled as nearly all have been more or less of late,
with uneasy sensations, slight pains, &c., -in the
digestive organs The result- was entirely satisfac
tory so much so that Dr. Bird come immediately
to my office and requested me as a friend to test
its efficacy in rgard to the ingredients used, until
facts should justify its public announcement as a
discovery. The beneficial effects resulting [rem its '
use in my practice was such as to convince me at
once of its utility in the class of cases described
above. During the last few days Drs. Bird, Blaney
and myself have contined to use this apparent sim
ple remedy, to the exclusion of all others in cases of
choleric symptoms. The result has been wonderful.
All premonitory symptoms, such as pain, a sense of
fulness, unnatural moveinents, slight dianhea,lge.,
have uniformly yielded at once to a done of three
to lour grains of'sulphur.
In cases where either cramps, diarrhea or vomi
ting have been' present, and in fact where all these
symptoms have existed in conjunctions the use of
sulphur in the above named domes, every three or
four hours, has had the effect to ameliorate the pa
tient's condition at once arid when used, in a few
hours, to dissipate choleric. symptoms. So far as
its efficacy has been tested. in' the worst stages of
colapse, most satisfactory results have been obtain
ed. In two or three ea e sof the kind the effect of
the remedy has been to bring back pulse to the
wrist, restore warmth to the surface and stop the
profuse diarrftea. and voming. In truth, the re
sults obtained so far, have been such as to convince
all of us, who have administered it and witnessed
its effects, that if any remedy deserves the appell
ation. this is a. specific forcholera.
11 flaying been determined to make this public
statement, it is expected in return that no hasty con
; elusions will be made either for or a g ainst what ap
pears to be a proposition. to accomplish much by
I very simple means. Altliongh the results so tar as
obtained in a short. and by a few individuals, seem
to justify our conclusions, it is hoped that physic
ians will continue to depend on what they consider
the most efficient practice in bad cases of cholera
until they shall have tested the matter themselves
and formed their own con :lesions ; anda)so that
whatever may be the confidence of individuals in
this or any other remedy, they will not depend up
on their own judgment in any case, even of
symptoms, whenever it is.COssible to consult their
physicians.
It is suggested by Dr. Bird, that a combination
or powdered charcoal one part to four of sulphur,
"pas seemed to make the remedy more ekijeient.
W. B. Het RICH
.Eit. N. W. Mal, 4 Sur. lattr.
Lord Pousonby in a letter published in the, Brit
ish Joarnals says that to his own knowledge dis
solved camphor has pruved a certain cure for chol
era both in Paris and Germany. and if taken in
in time the cure is generally effected before it is
possible to procure a physician. Tito following is
the recipe
it PF..—Otte and a half ounces of spirits of wi tie
one quarter ounces of camphor dissolved in Wine.
Gel a small vial of spirits of hart:thorn.
Dini:cruiss.—First, give a teaspoonful of harts
horn in a wineglass of water. Begin immediately
and give five drops of spirits of wine, (camphor)
filling the teaspoon with cold water, and 'a little
sugar Repeat this every five minutes until you
have given three doses. •Then wait fifteen minutes
and commence Again as before, and continue halt
an hour, unlestt there is returning heat. Should
this be thffear-O give one dose more, and the cure
is efiected. Let the patients perspire freely .as en
this life depends; but atlfftio additional clothing.
Aso - mint NEW PLANET.—We learn from the En
glish papers that Professor Schumacher, of Altona,
announces by a circular of_ the I lth of May, the
discovery of another new planet. It was observed
at Naples by Signor G.utparis on the 12th of April.
It resemble+ star of the 6th or 10th magnitUde, and
its position was near a star which appears on
Steinhell's Cejestial.chart in tight ascension, 12th
9m 465., and in--=7 deg. Om. 94 and forms No. 23,
068 in alanile's catalogue. The motion of the
planet as - retmgrutle, and approaching the equa
tor. his is the ninth new body (including plan
ets satellites) wt ich has added to the solar
syste within thelast four years.
Tut U. S. SHIP LEXINGTON, has arrived at last at
New York, from California, with a opowlernf mil
lion in. gold dust. The Lexington left San Francis -
co in November last, and has since been reOrted
at Valparaiso and Rio Janeiro. She came up New
York Bay yesterday. Her arrival hasbeen expect.
ed forisome days. She brings the largeit " lump"
of California yet received.. Her advices from Cab
fomialtre not so late by severalmontlis:as direct in
telligenee' across the Isthmus.
FROM rue Cik or Goon Hoee.—Letters receiv
ed in Boston from the Cape of Good Hope to the .
31st of March,r.state that the Claes and other native
tribes are in a state of great excitement, occasioned
by a rumor that the British Government had it in
contemplation to reduce them to slavery and trans
port them to-ether colonies.
out noirelist
By the arrival of. the steainshipimq, c,
;Scot', fromlAdveston, at New Orleans, we h ue `
' , Counts kiwi Corpus Christi to the 26th, Th e . 8 7"
of that 'Able contains the following items: " 7
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TIIINDUNIIe--0111C0 last we have , h ead ,„
no-freshsdepredations by the Indians in this t ech
The hinie stolen from &A Patricaappeared W b r , a
been - taken by a band of while thieves, mixed wit,
Mexicans anthicgrOm. Their were pursued
-
; patty; or Ma chastens, who kept - them in view 1 0 44
but being badly mounted' weri unable la
overtake them.
A gentleman in this town - has redeived a l o w
from a Mexican of his at Laredo, which gives
account of a •recontre with The Indians near n,„
place. He says that a party-of 15 Camanches e t .
rived at the Rancho Capitaneno and carried e g a
girl about,l2...yeanisiiii,Aiedelher and misti me
immediately called together the inhabitants of th e
other ranchos and pursued them, Lim' being hg,
mounted, their tome gradizally diminished uni t '
there were only eight men lest, who, being friend s
. of the unfortunate captive v and excited by a 'feel e
of anger against these atrocious Carib', remised i „
pursue and punish them seserely. .0n the 7th tap
they overtook thein at a place called Maguey ft.
(near the old Kancho de Dolores, in • the hied„
District,) and after a fight IA mote than an hen
succeeded in rescuing the captive girl. The ltd.
ans had three killed and the Mexicans three wont ,
ded—the former losing all their plunder and hot.
sea. Since that day the Indians Imre returned 3
force and now range the line with perfect freede,
robbing the ranchos and destroying eirythiug th ei
can lay their hands on.
Asicrmaa Otrrascr. —A Mexican named Res e t..
des arrived yesterday from Matamoras„ in comp,.
ny with four families, Who intend settling here. 0,
- Wednesday. evening they encamped this side n:
the Arroyo Colorado, and while the men were e t:
gettinr , their cattle together, a par .of Indians g.
tacked the camp, and carried of four woman -.4„
of them married—and a female child, two y ea ,
old. They took an old woman,: whippet
nearly to death; and let ber gd. When the
turned, the Indians had been gone some I,ini e , a „,,
they saw no more of their] or 'their onionstial t
captives. The same man reported that the old am
extensive Rancho de Rosolia, above the town , t
Santa Rita, on the Rio Grande, hid been etttireir
broken up, and the inhabitanhs were making. the;
way to Corpus Christi. The whole Rio 6;3114
country, st ith the exception of the large lownr,
said to be completely deserted, and the India!,
roam at,will, killing man and beast Wherever lie
meet them. The inhabitants were casting
eyes to the Government for relief, au] we hope
may arrive before it is too late. .
Aso roux A scrritca.—Yesterday two Jlezicanx
belonging to Col. Kinney's Rancho del Oser, wee
shot on the west bank of the Faeces, just short
San Patrico, and one of them, it is thought, moni.
ly wounded. The persons who shot them are sag,:
to be whites, and doubtless belonging to the UM
gangwho stole the horses at San - Pottier).
At Laredo the Cholera has made fearful ravage
—About 200 .11exicans have died.
The far/aria Advocate stales that the Cotton errs
on the Cuatialoupe is as tine as it can be--i;
injury done by the frost is scarcely perceptible_
and if the season continues favorable, and the wont
lets it alone, planters will make at least two bal es
of cotton to the acre."
Seven or eight hundred Camanches have arrive'.
at Fredericksburg. Ttiey exhibit every dispossus
to be fi iendly.
Ex-Governor H Runnejs declines being a eafi,l,
date to represent the Western Congressional F,
trict of Texas in the next Congress of the Ude:.
States. •
The N. 0. Crestait says. . • _
We are informed that intelligence had been
ceived at Galveston, before the Fanny left, that •.1.•
topographical corps which had been( sent out Ire
San Antonio toward El Paso, to explore the rm.
and for
.whose_ safety some alarm Ito been felt, hay
returned safely, and reported a practicable-ea:
The Indians "areswarming throughent that mg:,
and they are reported very hostile. Spine
reports are received beyond Nlonclora .of heart
losses among companies of „California emigtanu
but they watNdirectnevs aua suiliontiottl to who.
ize us to give names vro have heard,
SiAvix.—This disease. shows itself in a variety -
forms, and is very frequently obstinate and iliffirl3F
to manage ; and cases are not onfrequent in whici
it has resisted every plan of regular treatment. rlie!
owe their origin to hard work in early life. In these
affections, MERCHANT'S CELEBRATED GARGLING R.
has evinced - uncommon energy, and numerous 3 ,,
the instances in which it has been known to art.
a radical and perfect cure. A number at highly us
teresting cases exhibiting the remarkable action
of this Oil, could be introduced. but our limits fe
bid. See advertisement in this paper. A fax
phlet of description may .be had GRATIS of the gent
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of the Steamer which he has the pleasures
command. hereby tender . their grateful acknas ,
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da for their kind attention, while she was layin:r
their wharf; and to the Ladies for their rich so.:
bountiful collation provided on board; Ittni to In
H. Stephens Et.q., and Lady, who received
their guests and kindly entertained us while at 'la.
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Pilot on our . first trip. G. CONVERSE Car%
Monday evening, June'sth, 1849.
Departed this life on the 3d inst., at the residence :.
his sister, in Susquehanna County . , ions Fir" -
aged 33 year:- 10 months.
ti
For many years the deceased was almost a co(
stant Sufferer from a Scrofulous affection. wh"
Ultimately induced Bronchitis—terminating falai . ‘
In his moral and rcligiot - M chalicter beauti!ii . '•
exhibited the holy prinaples -* and In•Pir D :
hopes of the Gospel. Under the auspic , '
the Monroe and Towanda Baptist Chiirch whO
body be united from a conscientious chance ' 1
view he was called to the 'work of the ministry as 1 ,
licentiate. Subsequent to having removed to th'
city of New York, at wined) place he became I
member of the Staunton street Chorch under it ,
Pastorial charge of S. Remington, sithere be rec . "
ed a call to the Pastorite of the Hallam BaPu' i
Church. By this church he was called to ordmi t
Lion—having honorably sustained n exam ti
non by a respectable councilminister a:
brethren and others from New • r chillers
Be wonand retained the atlections a l d confidence i
r,
of the enure community, but was soon contreM i
to relinquish his charge from continued and , ever'
attacks of his chronic disease. His talents rat e
him a fair standing among ministers and• in sow'`''
while other peculiar excellencies cenfirined !tot
standing. He has gone. The Church, a bereatoi 1 -
widow, and,other relatives, mourn his early - k's'
The mere man of the world confesses that Worn i,
is enriched by the spoils of earth. . 1
At his earnest, dying request, Ell G. N.Sr at t•
was desired to preach his funeral discourse I.°
that invitation he has responded, and will deliler
the discourse on Sabbath, the 24th of this tw ilit ' . at
half past two, P. M., at the Towanda Baptist ebuns
.to which the public are affectionately "incited:
June 8. 1849
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